Vintage Cadillacs displayed at Saugus Iron Works

Wednesday

Oct 10, 2018 at 8:00 AM

Iron and steel technology from the late 1600s and the 20th century could be seen side by side at a vintage Cadillac car show at the Saugus Iron Works on Oct. 7.

The New England Region Cadillac and LaSalle Club partnered with Saugus Boy Scout Troop 62 to sponsor the special event, which was designed to showcase the innovation of vintage automobiles made of American steel.

“I wanted to connect the cars to the Iron Works under the concept of American steel,” said Peter Manoogian, a Saugus resident and member of the New England Region Cadillac and LaSalle Club who helped to organize the car show. “The purpose is to introduce people to the hobby and connect to the Iron Works.”

Gary Nabedian, the treasurer of the New England Region Cadillac and LaSalle Club, told the Advertiser the intent was to relate iron production to the manufacturing of cars.

“It’s about American steel, which is what the Iron Works is all about,” Special Events Coordinator and former Chief Park Ranger Mike Parr agreed.

The Saugus Iron Works parking lot was filled with Cadillacs of all ages. Manoogian brought his 1959 and 1961 models, while Nabedian drove over his 1968 car.

Among other cars was a 1976 model owned by Selectman Scott Brazis.

“The correlation goes hand-in-hand,” Brazis said of Manoogian’s idea. “The Iron Works is the birthplace of steel, not Pittsburgh.”

Albert Moretto of Peabody brought a 1954 model to denote the year the restored Saugus Iron Works opened to the public.

Park Ranger Curtis White explained that car shows were held at the Saugus Iron Works in the 1950s.